COVID-19 and the future of work in Tasmania

Governments and communities the world over continue to struggle with the complex balancing act of containing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic while supporting the recovery from its devastating economic impacts. This challenge is compounded by the fact that the long-term economic and social sustainability of this recovery requires that it be built upon meaningful, well-paid, and productive jobs. In this fast-changing and uncertain context, a nuanced understanding of the changing nature of work and the conditions likely to shape labour market outcomes in the emerging ‘new normal’ is critical. Despite Tasmania’s relative success managing the virus thus far, the challenges for the future of work are as pressing here as they are anywhere else in the world.